In the Palm of His Hands

One of the most comforting things when going through a storm in your life, is knowing that God is in control.
Psalms 95
Gods hand is in the deepest places of the earth, He created it all.
You are in the palm of his hand!
Sometimes we may feel like a tiny little boat in a huge swelling storm but remember that you and that storm are sitting in God's hands.

I thank God for being with me and taking care of me in the good and bad times.

Time Flies

Our lives are short so why do we live as if we have millions of years here on earth?! 

I'm guilty. Of waisting precious days. Are you? 

Ephesians 5:15-17 

See then that Ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be Ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of The Lord is. 

We need to go through life with responsibility, knowing our purpose, seeking Gods will! 

But this verse shouldn't just apply to seeking God and being responsible, we should also spend as much time with family and friends, especially your loved ones! 

Do you ever find you and your spouse/ family all sitting on the couch each on your phone or IPad watching tv not even enjoying the tv show together? Or worse. All in separate rooms? 

Don't take advantage of the short time we have with our loved ones! 

Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Look Up

Colossians 3:2 set your affection on things above, not on the things on the earth. 

Are you looking up? Usually when we are in need, we are thinking of God praying to God and hopefully looking up! But what about when everything seems to be going perfectly? I wouldn't ever go as far to say my life is perfect. Ever. Not even close. I love my life and all the things in it, but spiritually I need a lot of work, I'm sure I always will. I still have times though that everything seems to go just right, I'm happy and good things are coming my way, but. Those are the most dangerous times, don't get caught off guard and find yourself focusing on all your earthly treasures. Focus on things above. 

No matter what circumstances we are in we need to LOOK UP! Remember what Jesus did for us, and most of all pray that you're staying in Gods will for you. 

Bow of an Enemy

God loves us so much, he sent his son to die for our sins! But what about before Jesus walked the earth before he was even born? God handled sin a little differently back then. In Lamentations, chapter one Jerusalem is suffering from their sin, they have had a huge downfall, started worshiping false gods and idols and committing adultery, at the end of the chapter is a cry for sympathy, from Jeremiah, he feels Sorrowful for his people who have fallen to a dark lost place. In chapter 2 we read about Gods anger, " The Lord was an enemy he hath swallowed up Israel " 

God was so angry it was as if he were now Jerusalems enemy

He hath bent his bow as an enemy! 

Next was the cry for mercy, and God did have mercy on them as we last read in Lamentations chapter 3 ( my previous blog post ) 

Gods faithfulness is so great there are new mercies every morning! 

Because Jesus died for our sins, we are covered in his blood, have you ever heard/sang the hymn "washed in the blood by Jesus" we'll it's the truth! When we are saved and we still sin God sees we are washed in the blood and has mercy on us, he forgives us, but as we read in 3:19-21 we still remember the things we did to help not bring us back,and to have hope in The Lord! 

Just remember there are NEW MERCY EVERY MORNING. 

If you have trouble studying the bible and taking time to read it, you should definitely try out bible journaling, even if you can't paint or draw, you can use scrapbook stuff and clip art instead. From my experience, I used to have trouble really focusing on what I was reading until I started water coloring illustrations about what I was learning, it has completely changed my study method, and I have really learned so much! JUST TRY IT!